Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Window Gnat

Tursiops aduncus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Sylvicola
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.